Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14778
Department for Education: Recruitment
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer
Olivia BaileyThe department does not have a graduate recruitment scheme and instead places bids to provide placements for the Civil Service Fast Stream graduate recruitment scheme, which is managed centrally by the Cabinet Office.